Best Middle Schools in California

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 2760)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
2062	Emerson Elementary	Public	K-8	1011 East Caldwell St.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6170	544	23	23.8	90.6%	4 (0.7%)	76 (14.0%)	448 (82.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	6 (1.1%)	$22,008			$3,564			$18,444	23.8	23.8	2094	32		060962000980
2063	Excelsior Charter School Corona-Norco	Public, Charter	7-12	1400 Fullerton Ave.	Corona	92879	Riverside County	Excelsior Charter School Corona-Norco District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 245-4262	133	8	16.2	51.1%	32 (24.1%)	9 (6.8%)	79 (59.4%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	9 (6.8%)								23.8	46.6	1267	796		060196614354
2064	Quincy Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	6 Quincy Junction Rd.	Quincy	95971	Plumas County	Plumas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 283-6510	310	20	15.4	41.3%	234 (75.5%)	4 (1.3%)	32 (10.3%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.4%)	$21,432			$1,433			$19,999	23.7	25.9	2001	63		063117004827
2065	Lincoln (Abraham) (Alternative)	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1919 B St.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(530) 740-6489	265	8	32.7	69.4%	108 (40.8%)	8 (3.0%)	98 (37.0%)	17 (6.4%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (9.8%)	$14,188			$2,128			$12,060	23.7	12.1	2580	515		062409009399
2066	William Jefferson Clinton Middle	Public	6-8	3500 South Hill St.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 235-7200	622	36	17.2	98.4%	4 (0.6%)	35 (5.6%)	580 (93.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$27,120			$5,515			$21,605	23.7	26.8	1961	105		062271011649
2067	Westside Elementary	Public	K-8	19191 West Excelsior Ave.	Five Points	93624	Fresno County	Westside Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 884-2492	135	8	16.8	64.4%	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	132 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$39,182			$6,478			$32,704	23.7	26	1993	74		064221006920
2068	Westmorland Elementary	Public	K-8	200 South C St.	Westmorland	92281	Imperial County	Westmorland Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 344-4364	304	18	16.5	95.4%	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.7%)	297 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$29,899			$3,281			$26,618	23.6	21.9	2178	110		064218006919
2069	Stockton Collegiate International Secondary	Public, Charter	6-12	400 E. Main St.	Stockton	95202	San Joaquin County	Stockton Collegiate International Secondary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 390-9861	466	17	26.9	47.2%	40 (8.6%)	27 (5.8%)	303 (65.0%)	56 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.4%)	$15,409			$622			$14,787	23.6	30.4	1795	274		060179212547
2070	Summit Public School: Tamalpais	Public, Charter	7-12	3020 Hilltop Mall Rd.	Richmond	94806	Contra Costa County	Summit Public School: Tamalpais District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 374-4185	629	25	24.8	78.2%	16 (2.5%)	43 (6.8%)	491 (78.1%)	56 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.2%)	$15,659			$911			$14,748	23.6	26	1999	71		060202613986
2071	Winton Middle	Public	7-8	119 Winton Ave.	Hayward	94540	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3140	582	25	23.6	86.4%	3 (0.5%)	38 (6.5%)	448 (77.0%)	50 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	28 (4.8%)	$21,936			$3,362			$18,574	23.6	20.8	2227	156		061674002137

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy, Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics, CAST Science test scores released by the California Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 9, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the California Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the California Department of Education.
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Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.